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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
John Kierans

143 cases of suspected sex abuse reported in nursing homes and residential disability centres

A total of 143 cases of suspected sex abuse in nursing homes and residential disability centres were reported in the last seven years.

There were 87 in the nursing homes and 56 in the disability centres, the Health Information and Quality Authority has revealed.

It is understood the vast majority of victims were elderly and disabled women and many had dementia.

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